browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about cathode
cathode |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cathode \Cath"ode\, n. [Gr. ? descent; ? down + ? way.] (Physics) The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at which the electric current passes out of the electrolyte; the negative pole; -- opposed to anode. --Faraday. {Cathode ray} (Phys.), a kind of ray generated at the cathode in a vacuum tube, by the electrical discharge From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cathode n : negative pole [ant: {anode}]
more about cathode